Brad Holmes, Lions quickly earning rep as NFL draft savvy

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Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes entered the press room at the practice facility for his end-of-season news conference in February with receipts for all the doubters.

After helping the Lions reach their first NFC Championship Game in more than three decades, Holmes made it clear the run was no fluke during his 33-minute media session -- and a big reason behind that success was the 2023 draft class, which included rookie Pro Bowlers Jahmyr Gibbs and Sam LaPorta.

"Look, I'm not up here to give 'I told you so's.' I would say the 'I told you so' was when we selected the player is that we'll always -- as long as Dan (Campbell) and I are convicted in selecting…